Misrepresentation
idea · 2 works · 2 mentions · 5 anchored passages
false representation · false statement · misrepresentation
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Nemean
Personified deceptive slander, blamed for elevating 'the rotten glory of the obscure' at the expense of true merit.
a fellow traveler of flattering tales, deceitful-minded, a malignant disgrace.
The Law of Torts
The making of an untrue statement of fact, analyzed throughout the passage as to its falsity, the maker's knowledge, and its legal consequences.
Misrepresentations of law.
Peek is that even the grossest carelessness in stating material facts is not equivalent to fraud;
If a misrepresentation by a vendor of real property, for example, is wilfully or recklessly false, it comes within the general description of deceit.